.....2. Inertia vs Ecstasy: Staccato / Wood

"Inertia is seductive. It 's the home 
of the "Victim" who wants Life, 
friends, situations to stay the same."
(G. Roth)

Have you noticed how quickly Life 
is transforming, as our Planet spins 
into  2012  alignment with the 
Sun, in the center of our galaxy?

Personal and planetary Karma used 
to take years to recycle. Currently, 
what goes around, comes round daily
or hourly, giving us the opportunity 
to do our best Aikido from one breath 
to the next, from moment to moment.

Urban Shaman Gabrielle Roth explains 
that when we choose to Live in a state 
of Inertia (asleep), reality is comprised 
of a matrix of unquestioned beliefs and 
frozen attitudes. This resistance to 
change compromises the essential 
quality of our personal reality.
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"Stagnation produces the ambiance of 
decay and decadence."( #12 ~ I-Ching / R.L. Wing)
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Focusing on Breath within Inertia, 
then exploring it with movement 
or expressive arts, opens up space 
to discover healthy Pathways of least 
resistance, that transform rigid beliefs 
that hold us back from growing 
and expanding awareness.

"The False Ecstacy of laziness, 
indulgence and passivity we think 
we are enjoying, is an Illusion.
Eventually it takes its toll on us, 
with Self-destructive effects of 
imploding energy. We can choose 
to live in Inertia or Move into Flow 
w/our Life's natural rhythm."
(G.Roth)

Moving from Inertia to Flow, energy 
waves build until we become inspired 
by Staccato's Percussive, surges and 
bursts of movement toward a goal.
Bow, Arrow, Archer become One in 
dynamic release. New shoots burst 
forth and buds flower in Spring.

"Woodpecker = Earth's Drummer. 
Drumming = the Heartbeat of Mother 
Earth and Shamanism. Woodpecker 
Medicine, allows one to shift dimensions 
at Will, to explore hidden layers and 
understand rhythms, cycles and patterns. 
Associated with warnings and prophecy, 
their Staccato tapping Pecks away at
deception until the truth is revealed. "
(S. Pouncey)

Changing the Mind, Changes the Body 
and Changing the Body, Changes Mind. 
As soon as an intention is set in motion, 
resistance, challenges desire for change.
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As I set in Motion trip to Marin, my Mom 
thinks of ten reasons why I should not go.
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Resistance, gifts us with the challenge
to see just how committed we are.
Following through and overcoming 
obstacles, we see and experience
unimaginable levels of gratitude.

Remaining Present with resistance, 
with our eyes on the Goal, we keep 
moving, through what blocks our Flow.

Flowing into Staccato, we feel the 
excitement, of a wild Horse cantering, 
Majorette and Drum Line, warming up, 
as they march in place for half-time.

"We are made to Move, to become, 
grow, change, create and evolve. 
The true paradise of Ecstasy lies in 
Action that is so absorbing that
it seems like no work at all."
( Gabrielle Roth (Maps to Ecstasy)


by m/s.sage 

Saturday, 11/7/09
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